I'm gonna be away from barbells for awhile, what do you guys think of these options?

[dasfonzie]

First off, I need to work on my cardio for sure, so I've been looking into doing Insanity or P90X. Right now I only have access to a weight set Thursday-Sun so I've been doing Squat/DL twice a week and the power 90 cardio workout in between, whilst also supplementing Pavel's Grease the Groove with pushups daily.

I live in a dorm room right now so thats why I do those specific workouts, as I have enough room in my tiny capsule of a room to do them, but I'm moving in a few weeks.

I could get some dumbbells and MAYBE a pull-up bar so I could have the equipment do the P90X workout though maybe not with the plyo day workout as I may be living above someone in a duplex.

The other option I'm looking at is Insanity which says it requires NO additional accessories, which is nice, and seems to be actually a more intense workout.

Keep in mind I'm obviously not trying to bulk up or anything, just trying to get in better over fitness this summer til I have access to a gym again in September.

Thanks for reading through all that if you did guys!

(also note, jogging/sprinting/etc isn't a good option for me as I have flat feet and a hip/back injury/arthritis in my hip which hurts like hell when I run)

[IronDiggy]

Go buy yourself a couple of the 5 gallon water machine jugs and fill them with sand. I can't remember the actual weight, but they feel really heavy. Esp if it's wet sand.

[Dan Fanelli]

Burpees are always good, just take it easy in the beginning, they are amazingly hard. Also, for longer sessions, nothing beats hiking if you have hills around, otherwise just a long walk.

The book 'Never Gymless' has a ton of stuff that would help you. Basically you are looking at all different kinds of bodyweight circuits. I like to mix in more explosive stuff (like jump squats, slams, burpees), with slower moves like pushups, pullups etc.

The sandbag / waterjug is a good idea, and making a sled out of a old tire is also great.

Have fun.

[dasfonzie]

i actually just got some good news, i went to look at the place and found out the bottom part of the duplex i was looking at is available too and i asked the guy if there would be an issue with me putting my squat rack on the deck and he said no problem! so i'm super amped. it's a great place in a hilly area with tons of land, which would be good for sled dragging (i've always wanted to try that). It's also a good distance to ride my bicycle to class which i think should be fine to supplement a full body strength training routine

it's like a 45 minute bike ride 3-5 times a week (twice a day) and I'm thinking twice a week SS style workout. I need a new bench though. mine is falling apart, my squat rack is in good condition though. i'll probably try Pavel's one armed Naked warrior pushup program til I can get a bench for my would be bench press days

[Dan Fanelli]

Cool man, sounds good. If you cant get a bench right away, or cant afford it, no problem. Go with standing press, and floor presses.

[f=ma]

next thread, "oh man i shouldnt have put my squat rack on my duplex's deck"

[Behemoth]

Go buy yourself a couple of the 5 gallon water machine jugs and fill them with sand. I can't remember the actual weight, but they feel really heavy. Esp if it's wet sand.

Haha, I actually lifted with those during vacation once. When I was 15 my family took a 2 week camping trip out west through yellowstone, the black hills, jackson hole etc. We had one of those 5 gallon water jugs that you're talking about, I don't know what it weighed full but I'd vary the amount of water in for different exercises. I know I used it for at least DB rows, curls, and squats. Probably quite a few more that I can't recall too. Also was doing pullups from tree branches, pushups pretty much anything I could come up with.

[Iplan]

next thread, "oh man i shouldnt have put my squat rack on my duplex's deck"

Now that's funny!

[dasfonzie]

next thread, "oh man i shouldnt have put my squat rack on my duplex's deck"

lol

I asked the landlord if he thought it would hold upwards of 600lbs ( I have about 400lbs of weight plus myself) and he said yeah. so hopefully i don't fall through the deck with the bar on my shoulders